President Trump tweets ‘don’t focus on me’ at wrong Theresa May after drawing ire for anti-Muslim videos

President Trump tweeted at the wrong Theresa May on Wednesday evening. (Matt Dunham/AP)

President Trump attempted to smooth things over with British Prime Minister Theresa May on Wednesday evening after she blasted him for retweeting Islamophobic videos circulated by an extreme English far-right group.

But Trump fell short, tweeting at the wrong person.

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"Don't focus on me," Trump tweeted at @theresamay, a handle that apparently belongs to someone named Theresa Scrivener. "Focus on the destructive Radical Islamic Terrorism that is taking place within the United Kingdom. We are doing just fine!"

Scrivener, who has six followers, could not be reached for comment.

Trump's bungled tweet stayed online for about 20 minutes before he replaced it with one containing the correct handle.

Earlier Wednesday, Prime Minister May condemned Trump after he retweeted a trio of offensive videos circulated by Jayda Fransen, one of the leaders of the neo-fascist Britain First group.

Through a spokesman, May pointed out to Trump that Britain First seeks to divide communities through its use of "hateful narratives which peddle lies and stoke tensions."

President Trump's since-deleted tweet. (Donald Trump via Twitter)

"It is wrong for the President to have done this," May added.

The videos, at least one of which was debunked as fake, portray Muslims committing acts of violence.

Politicians across the aisle — and across the globe — were quick to denounce Trump's seeming endorsement of the ultranationalist fringe group responsible for the videos.

"Britain First is a divisive, hateful group whose views are not in line with our values," tweeted England's pro-Brexit foreign secretary Boris Johnson, who has previously expressed support for Trump. "UK has a proud history as an open, tolerant society & hate speech has no place here."